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Dennis Wendte's avatar

"Ellen: But weirdly most of the foreign movies we’ve watched have a message about classism!"

Not so strange perhaps. What do you think Marx and his predecessors and followers have been writing about for hundreds of years? Those ideas have been reflected in the popular culture of the time in multiple artistic endeavors, and particularly in Europe where class culture was the strongest. "Sorry" (using the Gilmore Girls pronunciation), didn't mean to get so pedantic, but your observation remains correct.

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Tyler & Ellen's avatar

It definitely makes sense! And I've noticed it not just with European ones, but Korea has deep thoughts about it too, from Parasite to Squid Game to Culinary Class Wars.

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moriah's avatar

Who needs magic when you’ve got flutes, cold chicken, and the world's most dramatic escape rope? Classism never looked so... gourmet. Thanks for the peek inside this movie I haven't seen... and probably won't... a bit close to home for a big Robert Reich fan.

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Tyler & Ellen's avatar

If we weren't so focused on making a POW reference, "classism never looked so gourmet" would've made for a great subtitle!

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